Improvement in seat-lock for carriages



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WILLIAM CONWAY, OF RUS H VILLE, NEWfYORK.

' a Letters Patent No. sazzsalwa October-20,1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEAT-LOCK FOR CARRIAG-ES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM CONWAY, of Bushville, in the State of New York, have invented a new and useful lm tn'oveinent in Attaching ons; and I do hereby declare that the ibllowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention.

This invention consists of a bolt, rigidly attached to a wagon-seat, and provided with a sliding key, the function of which is to connect the said bolt with a socket wagon-body, and also to disconnect'the said bolt from such socket, by which means the seat may be attached to or removed. from the wagon at pleasure. i

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I now p'roceed to describe its construction and operation.

Similar letters in the drawings refer to like parts.

A represents the upper rail ofa wagon-body. a represents a metallic socket, securely attaohed to such rail. B represents the lower part of one end of a wagonseat. 1) represents a metallic plate, securely attached to the part B. From one right angles thereto, projects a bolt, 1), which has a tongue, I), at'the end opposite the plate 1) and on the said tongue being at right angles The plate I) has a socket, in which slides a, next to the bolt 1), and parallel thereto.-,The

side opposite thereto, to the bolt 1). a key,

Seats to VVag- 2 end of the plate I), and at lower-end of the key a is bevelled oil, and is of such width as, with the bolt 12, to fill the socket a. One end of said socket is bevelled, to correspond with the key 0.

Operation.

The bolt 7) is placed in the socket to, which should be of such. width that the tongue I) may be wholly below said socket. The seat B is then moved in the proper direction far enough to bring the outer side of the bolt 7) in contact with the end of the socket. The tongue I)" is then beyond the opening of the socket, the upper side of the tongue being in contact with the solid part of said socket. The bevelled portion of the key 0 is then slid into the socket, fastening the bolt 1) therein, and thus securely attachingthe seat to the wagon. To remove it 'from the wagon, withdraw the key c'fiom-the socket a, when the seat may be moved in the proper direction far enough to bring the tongue I) opposite the opening of the socket. The seat may then be lifted off without diflioulty.

Having thus described my invention, 7

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The bolt 1), provided with the tongue I), in combination with the sliding key 0 andthe socket a, as and for the purpose set forth. WILLIAM CONWAY.

Witnesses.

CHARLES H. BUZZELL, N. H. GREEN. 

